Asian Affairs by Prof Swaran Singh (Retd), SIS, JNU, New Delhi

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on NDTV13 Sept 2026

Cosmological foundations of ‘Strategic Patience’ in Indic and Sinic Civilizatiins and its contemporary relevance

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Modi, Macron and the New Grammer of the Indo-French ‘Strategic Autonomy’

Periodical

Longitude (Monte-IHEDN, Paris) No.10/2026-061 Jul 2026

Modi, Macron and the New Grammer of the Indo-French ‘Strategic Autonomy’

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TRT World (Turkish, English tv)1 Jul 2026

CPC@105: Legitimacy Questions

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चीन-बांग्लादेश मैत्री: प्रधानमंत्री तारिक रहमान की बीजिंग यात्रा

Video

न्यूज़ इंडिया 24x7 टीवी पर एक विवेचना29 Jun 2026

चीन-बांग्लादेश मैत्री: प्रधानमंत्री तारिक रहमान की बीजिंग यात्रा

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NorthEast Live tv commenting on29 Jun 2026

India’s Chicken’s Neck vulnerability

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India will join Ali Khamanei’s burial ceremonies

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News9 tv commenting on29 Jun 2026

India will join Ali Khamanei’s burial ceremonies

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Pakistan rattles India with new Chinese-built stealth submarine

In-Media

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)28 Jun 2026

Pakistan rattles India with new Chinese-built stealth submarine

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When Shanghai challenges Silicon Valley for Asia’s AI future

Op-Ed

Asia Watch column in The Polity26 Jun 2026

When Shanghai challenges Silicon Valley for Asia’s AI future

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युद्ध रुका, तनाव नहीं! क्या अमेरिका-ईरान समझौता शांति लाएगा या नया संकट?

Op-Ed

Zee न्यूज़ पोर्टल “दुनिया”19 Jun 2026

युद्ध रुका, तनाव नहीं! क्या अमेरिका-ईरान समझौता शांति लाएगा या नया संकट?

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Why Does the G7 Keep Inviting India to its Summits?

Op-Ed

The Diplomat 10 Jun 2026

Why Does the G7 Keep Inviting India to its Summits?

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Patron problem: Kim Jong Un played Russia, rattled China and won

Op-Ed

Asia Times 10 Jun 2026

Patron problem: Kim Jong Un played Russia, rattled China and won

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Video

News9 tv4 Jun 2026

Ukraine hits St. Petersburg

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From BRICS to BRICS Plus Can India Institutionalise a Multi-Tier Governance Model for an 11+ Bloc?

Periodical

Diplomatist19 May 2026

From BRICS to BRICS Plus Can India Institutionalise a Multi-Tier Governance Model for an 11+ Bloc?

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US–China Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific and India’s Strategic Recalibration of Its Policy Choices

Article

India Quarterly (Sage)31 Mar 2026

US–China Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific and India’s Strategic Recalibration of Its Policy Choices

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India and the Superpowers: From Bilateral Anchors to Networked Strategic Autonomy for Viksit Bharat

Article

UNISCI Journal (Madrid, Spain)10 Jan 2026

India and the Superpowers: From Bilateral Anchors to Networked Strategic Autonomy for Viksit Bharat

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India and ASEAN in the Indo Pacific: Pathways and Perils

Book

Palgrave Macmillan 20255 Oct 2025

India and ASEAN in the Indo Pacific: Pathways and Perils

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China’s Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden and Beyond: Implications for India

Article

Journal of Indian Ocean Studies 33(1)10 Mar 2025

China’s Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden and Beyond: Implications for India

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China and the Indo-Pacific: Maneuvers and Manifestations

Book

Palgrave Macmillan 20245 Oct 2024

China and the Indo-Pacific: Maneuvers and Manifestations

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China’s Inroads into India’s Neighbouring Island Nations: Initiatives and Implications

Article

Journal of Indian Ocean Studies 32(2)10 Jul 2024

China’s Inroads into India’s Neighbouring Island Nations: Initiatives and Implications

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Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: Conceptual and Operational Challenges

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Routledge (London) 20235 Aug 2023

Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: Conceptual and Operational Challenges

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Studies of China and Chineseness since the Cultural Revolution

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World Scientific, Singapore11 May 2022

Studies of China and Chineseness since the Cultural Revolution

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COVID-19 and India-China Equations: Examining their Interface in the Indian Ocean Region

Article

Chinese Studies Journal Vol.1510 Sept 2021

COVID-19 and India-China Equations: Examining their Interface in the Indian Ocean Region

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Transforming South Asia: Imperatives for Action

Book

KW Publishers11 Nov 2013

Transforming South Asia: Imperatives for Action

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On China By India: Civilisation to.. Shih Chih-yu, Swaran Singh, and Reena Marwah

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Cambria Press (NY)6 Nov 2012

On China By India: Civilisation to.. Shih Chih-yu, Swaran Singh, and Reena Marwah

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China-Pakistan Strategic Cooperation: Indian Perspectives

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Manohar Publishers 405p.11 Oct 2007

China-Pakistan Strategic Cooperation: Indian Perspectives

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Professor of International Relations, Indian Foreign Policy, Asian Affairs, Indo-Pacific, Multilateralism, India-China relations, maritime security, Nuclear Doctrines and Disarmament, Peace and Conflict studies

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32+Years Teaching-Research

18Books

9Monographs

50+PhDs

55+MPhils

75+Chapters

500+Articles

500+Talks

Areas of Expertise

Research Themes

Over three decades of research and teaching in International Relations, Peace & Conflict Studies, and Asia Affairs.

Indo-Pacific

Regional security architecture, multilateral frameworks, and India's engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

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BRICS & Global South

South-South cooperation, G20, BRICS expansion, and emerging economies' role in global governance.

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India-China Relations

Bilateral dynamics, border disputes, trade, and strategic competition between Asia's two largest powers.

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Nuclear & Disarmament

Nuclear deterrence, arms control regimes, disarmament diplomacy, and India's nuclear doctrine.

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Indian Foreign Policy

Strategic autonomy, neighbourhood policy, multilateral diplomacy, and India's global role.

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Multilateralism

Global governance, international institutions, and India's engagement in multilateral frameworks.

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Asian Affairs by Prof Swaran Singh (Retd), SIS, JNU, New Delhi

Latest Work

BRICS Delhi Declaration: My Impressions

BRICS SUMMIT 2026

India & China at BRICS

India’s imprint on BRICS

ब्रिक्स शिखरसम्मेलन 2026

BRICS Delhi Declaration

Modi-Xi Meeting

Xi-Modi Meeting

Modi-Xi Meeting

BRICS: Circling the Square?

ब्रिक्स: सर्वसम्मति से निर्णय

BRICS 2026: issues & equations

Xi Jinping India visit?

शी चिनफिंग भारत यात्रा?

जर्मनी में राजनीतिक भूकंप?

ब्रिक्स शिखरवार्ता: चुनौतियां

बलूचिस्तान में विद्रोह

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी चिनफिंग का नेतृत्व

जलवायु न्याय की करेंगे माँग

От деклараций к результатам: как инициативы Казахстана могут изменить ШОС

Trump: Freeing Hormuz

चीन के नए रक्षा क़ानून

ईरान-अमेरिका युद्ध

What Bishkek Portends for New Delhi

SCO & Pak mischief

From SCO to BRICS

China & Himalayan disasters

SCO मैं भारत

India at SCO Summit

भारत और SCO शिखरवार्ता

What Nepal’s flash floods mean for India’s climate security

Nepal glacial disaster and the new geography of climate risk

SCO at 25: Institutionalising Co-existence without Convergence

राफ़ेल वनाम J-20 लड़ाकू विमान

नेपाल में बाढ़

The Mecca Defence Pact and the Making of a New Middle East Security Order

यूरेशिया के बदलते शक्ति-संतुलन में आपनी अलग जगह बनाने का अवसर

अमेरिका की कश्मीर नीति

अगली चीन-अमेरिका शिखरवार्ता

China’s Ice Silk Road

प्रधानमंत्री तारिक रहमान की भारत यात्रा

ट्रम्प: फिर से टैरिफ?

Can Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the US cannot?

भारत-चीन सीमा तनाव?

India prepares for impact of US tariffs

The Persian Gulf’s post-American moment?

India’s Forex Challenge?

Mecca Joint Defence Agreement

When the World Stops Fearing the Bomb

Iran Weaponizing Chockpoints?

पाकिस्तान की मध्यस्थता?

ईरान-अमेरिका वार्ता?

भारत-पाकिस्तान तनाव

US tariffs pose threat to India’s pharma sector

Nepal: Communal Violence

Trump’s New Fee for Int’l Students

एशिया की कूटनीति का महत्वपूर्ण केंद्र आज भी आसियान ही

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at 25: All Spirit, No Substance

Impact of Gulf Oil Disruptions

ASEAN reclaims its centrality as newer blocs wobble and wane

ईरान-अमेरिका: युद्ध या विराम?

From Everest to Indo-Pacific: India-New Zealand find their strategic mojo

ईरान-अमेरिका युद्ध-विराम?

Modi visit Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand

on Indian bamboo flute…

Cosmological foundations of ‘Strategic Patience’ in Indic and Sinic Civilizatiins and its contemporary relevance

Modi, Macron and the New Grammer of the Indo-French ‘Strategic Autonomy’

CPC@105: Legitimacy Questions

चीन-बांग्लादेश मैत्री: प्रधानमंत्री तारिक रहमान की बीजिंग यात्रा

India’s Chicken’s Neck vulnerability

India will join Ali Khamanei’s burial ceremonies

Pakistan rattles India with new Chinese-built stealth submarine

When Shanghai challenges Silicon Valley for Asia’s AI future

युद्ध रुका, तनाव नहीं! क्या अमेरिका-ईरान समझौता शांति लाएगा या नया संकट?

Why Does the G7 Keep Inviting India to its Summits?

Patron problem: Kim Jong Un played Russia, rattled China and won

Ukraine hits St. Petersburg

From BRICS to BRICS Plus Can India Institutionalise a Multi-Tier Governance Model for an 11+ Bloc?